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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 8 - Variable Interest Entities

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Note 8 - Variable Interest Entities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements Ìý
Variable Interest Entity Disclosure [Text Block]

8. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

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We evaluate our investments and transactions to identify variable interest entities for which we are the primary beneficiary. We hold a variable interest in the following joint ventures for which we are the primary beneficiary:

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Rubicon is our 50%-owned joint venture with Lanxess that manufactures products for our Polyurethanes and Performance Products segments. The structure of the joint venture is such that the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the joint venture to finance its activities without additional financial support. By virtue of the operating agreement with this joint venture, we purchase a majority of the output, absorb a majority of the operating costs and provide a majority of the additional funding.

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AAC is our 50%-owned joint venture with Zamil group that manufactures products for our Performance Products segment. As required in the operating agreement governing this joint venture, we purchase all of AAC’s production and sell it to our customers. Substantially all of the joint venture’s activities are conducted on our behalf.

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During the year ended December 31, 2022, there were no changes in our variable interest entities.

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Creditors of our variable interest entities have no recourse to our general credit. See “NoteÌý14. Debt—Direct and Subsidiary Debt.â€� As the primary beneficiary of these variable interest entities at DecemberÌý31, 2022, the joint venturesâ€� assets, liabilities and results of operations are included in our consolidated financial statements.

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The following table summarizes the carrying amount of our variable interest entities� assets and liabilities included in our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 (dollars in millions):

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Current assets

Ìý $ 73 Ìý Ìý $ 81 Ìý

Property, plant and equipment, net

Ìý Ìý 149 Ìý Ìý Ìý 161 Ìý

Operating lease right-of-use assets

Ìý Ìý 28 Ìý Ìý Ìý 26 Ìý

Other noncurrent assets

Ìý Ìý 140 Ìý Ìý Ìý 148 Ìý

Deferred income taxes

Ìý Ìý 13 Ìý Ìý Ìý 21 Ìý

Total assets

Ìý $ 403 Ìý Ìý $ 437 Ìý

Current liabilities

Ìý $ 144 Ìý Ìý $ 176 Ìý

Long-term debt

Ìý Ìý 26 Ìý Ìý Ìý 35 Ìý

Noncurrent operating lease liabilities

Ìý Ìý 19 Ìý Ìý Ìý 20 Ìý

Other noncurrent liabilities

Ìý Ìý 25 Ìý Ìý Ìý 46 Ìý

Total liabilities

Ìý $ 214 Ìý Ìý $ 277 Ìý

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The revenues, income from continuing operations before income taxes and net cash provided by operating activities for our variable interest entities are as follows (dollars in millions):

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Year ended December 31,

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2020

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Revenues

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Income from continuing operations before income taxes

Ìý Ìý 36 Ìý Ìý Ìý 12 Ìý Ìý Ìý 4 Ìý

Net cash provided by operating activities

Ìý Ìý 81 Ìý Ìý Ìý 33 Ìý Ìý Ìý 10 Ìý

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